Although the emperor is the monarch of all people and the emperor of the country, the power of one person is ultimately limited. The relationship between the emperor and his ministers is not a simple one of obeying and being obeyed.
The reason why the imperial court has the system of court consultation is because, although the emperor has supreme power, if he wants to do things, he still needs the cooperation of his ministers.
There is always a game between the king and his ministers. This is an eternal truth. In this game, sometimes the king is strong and sometimes the ministers are strong. However, in terms of strength and weakness, the boundaries are torn apart bit by bit by both sides. And this, This is the so-called way of the emperor.
Because of this, they had this last card to play. The reason why the courtiers reacted fiercely to the Huangzhuang incident was because, for such a major national matter, the emperor issued decrees without court consultation, which essentially violated the deliberation of the ministers. power.
In addition, there is another reason, that is, they know that the emperor alone cannot accomplish this matter. Only the cooperation of many yamen in the imperial court can it be implemented.
If they don't have such confidence and they just go to the palace to ask for an audience, then they are really brainless.
Now, the matter of forcing remonstrance outside the palace is over, but the game between the monarch and his ministers is not over yet.
In a sense, whether Chu Qian can be saved now is a new game point. Because of this, so many ministers will work together. Because of this, even if Shen Yi wants to refuse, he will refuse. No, this is not his fault alone, but as soon as this case was opened, his status in front of the ministers and the emperor became lower and lower.
So in the final analysis, it is actually a question of how to implement Huangzhuang. With Yu Qian being imprisoned, the Ministry of Revenue and other yamen also obtained the detailed charter of Huangzhuang. At the same time, they also carefully studied the regulations that they had ignored before. On the outskirts of Beijing, the private land where the emperor once lived was transformed into an imperial mansion.
Then they discovered that, as expected, the most critical link in implementing the imperial village in each vassal territory was the household department.
Obviously, the emperor did not want to hand over the entire Huangzhuang to the vassal king for management. He just wanted to use the local power and financial resources of the vassal king to set up the Huangzhuang. The subsequent series of management would be handed over to the central and local officials. The lord is in charge, while the feudal king supervises from the side and only collects rent every year.
Well, this involves a problem, that is, if Huangzhuang wants to set up, only silver is not enough. It also needs enough manpower and fields. From the perspective of the imperial court, these fields that have been cleared will be managed by the Ministry of Household Affairs. , and from a local perspective, whether it is the replacement of the land in Huangzhuang, the recruitment of tenants, or even the use of local officers and soldiers to assist, it is not something that the feudal king can do, and it is necessary to rely on local officials.
In this case, they have the qualifications to negotiate conditions with the emperor. The words may not sound good, but in essence, this is the truth.
Of course, doing this involves taking great risks. After all, it is not easy to follow the emperor's anger. Didn't you see that Yu Qian was already locked up?
Shen Yi didn't want to fall out with the emperor yet, so all he could do was actually delay the matter. As for other things, Shen Shangshu would definitely not do it.
All the ministers present looked at Shen Yi's serious look and felt helpless in their hearts. Who would have thought that this dignified Minister of Household Affairs could be so timid.
However, after all, Shen Yi is also one of the Seven Qings, with a distinguished status. The most they can do is force Shen Yi to contribute to this matter, but to any specific extent, they cannot force too much, otherwise Shen Shangshu will give up. , they could only stare.
So, they looked at each other, Chen Xundao.
"Shang Shu Shen doesn't have to worry, just delaying is enough. Now that the vassal kings have returned to the vassal territory, and there is no movement from the court, they will naturally be anxious. As long as they are anxious, they will naturally fall into trouble. Moreover, this matter was facilitated by His Majesty. Naturally, I won’t sit idly by and ignore it.”
"Moreover, Shangshu Shen is worried about making His Majesty angry. How can we deliberately anger His Majesty?"
"It's just a slight delay. In these days, if we try to persuade His Majesty, even if it doesn't work, we can ask for an edict to allow us to persuade Yu Shaobao. If both sides make peace, this matter will always be settled. .”
"I hope so..." Seeing everyone's positive looks, Shen Yi opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing.
In fact, in his opinion, the best way at the moment is to treat it coldly and act as if nothing happened.
If nothing else, just judging from what has happened in recent days, if the emperor is determined to do something, there is basically nothing he can't do.
Therefore, no matter how many ways they think of, it is actually better to let the emperor figure it out by himself. Of course, if Yu Qian is willing to admit his mistake to the emperor with a low eyebrow, that is another matter, but looking at it now, there is obviously little hope.
In this case, it's better to just leave it alone. At the Ministry of War, there would be no chaos without Yu Qian. As for the matter of reorganizing the military government, from Shen Yi's point of view, that's all there is to fight for. Winning the battle will naturally further expand the authority of the Ministry of War. But don't forget one thing, that is, the army The government originally had many shortcomings and was controlled by the nobles. Even if it were replaced by someone else, the worst result would be that the power of the military government was reshuffled. To the civil servants, it was actually the same as before, but not different.
On the contrary, at this time, the emperor was very angry. The more they did, the angrier the emperor would be. In the end, he was afraid that the matter would not be resolved, but would cause new troubles.
Just do nothing. After a while, the emperor's anger subsided and he found a step and climbed down. There was no need to mess around like this.
But it is a pity that there are not many ministers in the court who think like him. Everyone feels that since there is a chance to suppress the nobles, then if they cannot take advantage, they will suffer a loss, so they worked hard to win this job. With his own strength, if he opposes it at this time, he is afraid that he will attract criticism.
It seems that this is also related to the atmosphere in Beijing recently. For some reason, Chen Yi always feels that the government and the public have become a lot more agitated due to various things recently, and more and more people are unable to calm down. Judging from his many years of experience, this is probably not a good thing... Everyone simply unified their attitude, then bowed and left. Shen Yi stood there, just thinking about it. After a while, he looked up at the sky, but I realized that at some point, the clouds had become overcast, and the thick ink clouds above my head kept rolling, and there were faint raindrops falling on my body.
Seeing this situation, Chen Yi didn't know what he thought of, sighed heavily, and walked away from the palace gate... Several heavy rains fell, and the capital has completely entered summer, and the heat has become more and more unbearable. This year, My God, my temper seems to be a bit more normal compared to previous years. In all parts of Gyeonggi Province, it didn’t rain twice throughout the spring. But as soon as summer started, there were several heavy rains in succession, which seemed to wipe out the previous rain. Make up for it.
The British government, after several days of heavy rain, finally got a sunny day, and everyone's mood improved a bit. Zhang Xi visited several noble mansions today, and everything went smoothly. Naturally, he was very happy.
During this period of time, as Yu Qian was in confinement, seeing that the task of organizing the military government was just one step away from falling into his hands, Zhang Erye naturally had to make some preparations in advance.
After all, the task of organizing the military government is not that easy to do. There are too many people and relationships involved, which need to be sorted out in advance. Some need to be policed, some need to be won over, and some need to be exchanged for benefits... All of these, Once everything is settled, it’s time to do the real work later.
But even if the British government has a profound background and can talk to anyone, so many relationships cannot be completed in a short time.
You know, he is fighting for this job not only for himself, but also to reshape the status of the British government. Therefore, getting this job is just the beginning. He must do it beautifully before he can truly Stand your ground.
Therefore, during these days, Mr. Zhang was indeed not idle. As soon as he returned to the house after a long journey, he heard reports from his servants.
"Second Master, Duke Cheng is waiting for you in the back hall. It's already time for tea."
"Oh? What's going on?" Zhang Mian was a little surprised. Although the relationship between the two governments was good and he could come directly without saying hello, Zhu Yi was not too sudden.
"I don't know, but it's not appropriate to look at the Duke's face."
"Okay, Lord Sui Guo, I'll be there right away." After sending his servants out and changing his clothes, Zhang Shi didn't delay and immediately went to the side hall. As expected, Zhu Yi was already waiting there.
After the two exchanged pleasantries, Zhang Xi asked.
"The Duke came here in such a hurry, but what happened?" Zhu Yi nodded, but now he was not in a hurry, and a mysterious look flashed on his face.
"There is something, but you might as well guess what it is." This provocative tone actually made Zhang Mi interested. At least, it was definitely not a bad thing. Otherwise, Zhu Yi would not be in the mood to tease him. appetite.
After frowning and thinking for a moment, Zhang Xi spoke.
"It's Yu Qian's side. What's going on?" Mu Yong doubted that the most important thing for them now was Yu Qian's movements.
It has been almost a month since Yu Qian was banned. This is something that has never happened in the usual court situation.
During this period of time, Zhang Xi had been paying close attention to the movements of the courtiers, so he knew very well that these civil servants had used all kinds of tricks to get the emperor to release Yu Qian.
But the emperor seemed to have made a mistake this time. In any case, he asked Yu Qian to write an apology form, saying that he was not allowed to leave the house for a day because he did not know his fault. Yu Qian actually submitted two memorials, but they were all remonstrances. The emperor should not act arbitrarily and act arbitrarily. He should be very polite in his words and never admit his mistakes.
It is said that after the emperor saw it, he became sulky again, so the two sides continued to be in a stalemate, with no result.
However, the slightly better thing is that since Shu Liang was dismissed from the job of supervising eunuchs, other ministers reluctantly obtained the decree from the emperor to visit Yu Qian in the mansion, so a lot of news spread.
Rumor has it that Yu Qian has lost a lot of weight in less than a month... In this case, the time is actually ripe to take Yu Qian's job to organize the military government. What is lacking is an opportunity.
Zhang Min had already planned to think of a way to stir up the matter, but Zhu Yi told him that he needed to wait patiently and promised that the result would be available within a few days, so he reluctantly suppressed it.
Now that Zhu Yi came to the door, what he was doing could not be other things. Hearing this, Zhu Yi nodded first, then shook his head and said.
"Yes, but not entirely!" Zhang Min frowned, waiting for Zhu Yi's explanation, so Zhu Yi continued to speak.
"The second master must have heard about it. Just half a month ago, before leaving the capital, the two princes, King Zhou and King Lu, came to the palace once. From Prince Xiang's mouth, I found out that the two princes came to the palace that time. , is the result of their communication with other kings."
"Huangzhuang?" Zhang Min reacted immediately and asked. Zhu Yi nodded and said.
"Yes, there are only a few vassal kings who came to Beijing this year. After His Majesty decided on the strategy of the imperial village, the three senior princes, King Zhou, King Lu, and King Min, started to contact the vassal princes from all over the country according to the order. After discussing it, I finally received a reply half a month ago."
"For the emperor, although he has to pay some money for the Imperial Village matter, it will bring a lot of benefits. Secondly, although there are still various restrictions and constraints, it is the first time in these years that the imperial court has allowed the prince to participate. In the civil affairs, coupled with the guarantee of several senior vassal princes such as King Zhou, most of the vassal princes readily agreed and were willing to support, and then the two princes left the capital and returned to the vassal land."
"Well, I've heard a little bit about this." Although Zhang Shi is not as well-informed as Zhu Yi, he does know a little bit about the old princes running around these days, but he just doesn't trust him. , compared to this, he is more concerned about...
"But, what does this have to do with Yu Qian?" Zhu Yi smiled, raised her hand and pressed down, and said.
"Second Master, don't be anxious. Listen to me. In recent days, the imperial court has not said anything openly, but in fact, it has been secretly obstructing the implementation of Huangzhuang. It is said that just a detailed report from the Ministry of Revenue has delayed the implementation. It has been several days, but as for other matters, nothing has been done. Your Majesty seems not to have noticed this, and just allowed them to delay."
"But just now, His Majesty suddenly issued two decrees. The first was to appoint eighteen young mining tax supervisors, subordinate to the mining tax supervisors, and order them to go to various vassals to preside over the construction of the imperial village. The second was to appoint The local and state governments are ordered to cooperate and not to delay the obstruction. Once found to be deliberately obstructing, they will be dealt with according to the plan..." After saying this, Zhang Min didn't come back to his senses for a long time. After a while, he said: He took a long breath and said.
"The emperor is really generous this time..."
